Educating the Valley

There is one area football team still alive in the VHSL playoffs, and it’s the Woodstock Central Falcons, who defeated Poquoson last weekend to advance to this week’s Class 2 State Championship game against Graham. The Sports Dogs look back at the win over the Islanders and take a look at Saturday’s title game at […]

We'll look at Lake Effect Snow and the incredible November snow totals in Buffalo, we'll distinguish between sleet, Hale and graupel, we'll answer the question, “Why does snow make it so quiet?”, and we'll give you a wrap up of the 2022 Hurricane season that ended November 30th!

We’re down to one area football team left in the VHSL playoffs, as the Woodstock Central Falcons will play this Saturday (12-3) in a state semifinal game against Poquoson. The R-Dog and The Duke break it all down, looking back at Friday’s area playoff games, and look ahead to Saturday’s matchup. Plus our final Power […]

It’s late November, and only 3 area teams are left standing after last weekend’s VHSL Regional Football Semifinal round. Whose season will end this weekend and who will hoist a Regional trophy? The R-Dog and Duke break it down for you in this week’s HS Football Podcast. Plus our Power Five, and Player Of The […]

Five of our area HS football teams are still alive after the Regional quarterfinals, and The Sports Dogs (R-Dog & The Duke) recap the action, look ahead to the semifinals, and unveil the weekly Power Five in the latest Sports Dogs Podcast. Enjoy the games this weekend, and remember…be true to your school!!!

It’s a playoff time around the area, and the R-Dog and The Duke take a look at the area postseason matchups as we head into the “second season.” Plus, a look back at last weekend’s regular season finales, the weekly Power Five, and our Player Of The Week. Lots of our area teams are still […]

We’ll look at a very unusual hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, we'll see how forest fires in California are affecting thunderstorms in the nation’s mid-section, we'll talk about how the moon is moving away from the earth and what that could mean for our planet and we'll look at NOAA's prediction for the nation's […]

Hard to believe, but there’s one more week left in the area high school football regular season, and the VHSL Playoffs are on the horizon! Lots of our teams are still alive for postseason berths, and it all gets sorted out this Friday night! R-Dog and The Duke recap an exciting week 10 and look […]

As VHSL Playoff time looms, the games become HUGE for our area high school football teams, and R-Dog and The Duke have you covered! The Week 9 recap includes a look back at the Friday night games, a look ahead at this week’s key matchups, plus our Player Of The Week (with a surprise pick […]

In the latest Sports Dogs High School Podcast with R-Dog & The Duke, a BIG shakeup in our Area Power Five…plus a few blowouts in last Friday’s games. We’ll look ahead to this week’s all-important contests as playoff time draws near. And, our Player Of The Week award. Enjoy the podcast, bundle up this Friday […]

In this edition of the Sports Dogs High School Football Podcast, the R-Dog (Randy) and The Duke (Ryan) look back at a wild Week 6, including a shutout win by the Millbrook Pioneers over the previously unbeaten Handley Judges. There’s a shakeup in our Area Power Five, plus our Player Of The Week, and a […]

If you’re going to jump, today is the day!  According to National Day Calendar dot com today is National Frog Jumping day!  That doesn’t mean you find a frog to jump over, it means you find a frog and enter him, or her, in the Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee.   In 1865, Mark […]

Happy birthday to my little eight ball.  Today is my middle son Evan’s birthday.  I call him my little eight ball because he was born in 2008, at 8:08, he weighed eight pounds, eight ounces and if you add today’s date, five, one, two, you get eight.  He’s not little anymore, as a matter of […]

Spring time and we’re all very busy.  How busy, you ask?  According to English By Day dot com, there are several comparisons to determine exactly how busy you may be.  You may have a lot on your plate.  Slammed is another level of being busy.  You may be snowed under or swamped.  You could be […]

Tool time Tuesday.  Did a bit of cooking over the weekend, including making homemade gravy.  One of the tools I used was a sauce whisk.  According to Home Stratosphere dot com, whisks come in a lot of shapes and sizes.  They can be made of several different materials.  The one I used was all metal.  […]

It came to an end on May 9, 1971, or did it?  According to History dot com, the last original episode of the very popular show, The Honeymooners, aired.  Although a perennial rerun favorite in syndication, The Honeymooners actually aired only 39 episodes in its familiar sitcom format, running for just one season in 1955-56. The show […]

They’re malted and they are fabulous!  One of my favorite candy, mind you the list is long, is the malt ball.  According to Candy Favorites dot com, The idea for malted milk balls originally began in England.  In 1887, William Horlick created malted milk powder. At the time, he thought he would market it as […]

Little boxes hauling little boxes.  You see them on the streets of most towns and cities in the United States.  I’m talking about the little old mail trucks.  They are nondescript yet very familiar.  They are known as the Grumman LLV, or Long Life Vehicle.  They were built by Grumman, the same company who made […]

May the fourth…be with you!  Happy National Star Wars Day!  Believe it or not, the day didn’t come from Star War fans, at least not American ones.  According to National Day Calendar dot com, in 1979 Britain elected the first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. On May 4th, the day she took office, the Conservative […]

Tool time Tuesday.  I was a bit torqued over the weekend.  I tried to get the rear wheels off my wife’s Jeep to check the brakes and adjust the emergency brake.  I tried my brand new impact wrench, but the lug nuts wouldn’t budge.  I tried my 4 way lug wrench and I couldn’t make […]

Nessy gets some press!  According to History dot com, it was on May 2, 1933 that the first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was reported in the newspaper the Iverness Courier.  The article shared the account of a local couple who reported seeing “an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface.”  The “monster” […]

In the latest SDPC, I am joined by Scott Bradley, as we talk about the new name for The Washington Football Team. According to sources, the team is down to 3 finalists for it’s new nickname, and the new name will be unveiled at the start of the regular season. We discuss the name change […]

With MLB slogging through the Dog Days, the Olympic Games in the rear view mirror, and the NFL regular season a few weeks away, we use the down time on the Sports Dogs Podcast to stroll down memory lane and remember 4 area golf courses that no longer exist: Stonebridge in Martinsburg, Virginia National in […]

In this edition of the SDPC, Coach C, Mike Costello, aka the “C-Dog” comes out of the bullpen to talk about the Nats’ recent “fire sale,” the Summer Games, and college conference realignment…

After a week of vacation, the Sports Dogs Podcast is back, as we continue to highlight our area golf courses. This week, it’s a chat with Brian Jones of Blue Ridge Shadows, just north of Front Royal on Rt. 522. Take our verbal “tour” of The Shadows and make sure to get out there and […]

We pre-recorded our conversation via Zoom with Dr. Chuck Bishop, Superintendent of Clarke County Public Schools to talk about Clarke County Public School’s re-opening plan, how […]

We pre-recorded today’s conversation via Zoom with Dr. Mark Johnston, Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools to talk about Shenandoah County Public School’s re-opening plan, how […]

We pre-recorded today’s conversation via Zoom to discuss Front Royal Christian School’s re-opening plans with Lorraine Hewitt, Head of School/Superintendent & Mary Anna Ouakil, Director of […]

We pre-recorded today’s conversation via Zoom with Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Superintendent of Winchester Public Schools to talk about their summer school program which kicked off […]

I’m excited to introduce you to my newest podcast series “Educating the Valley.” Join me for conversations with school superintendents from the surrounding six counties, administrators […]

We were in the studio today with Cathy Udy, her daughter Jackie, Makenna Blair, Addy Wallin & Ryan Ames to talk about their upcoming trip to […]

I’m excited to introduce you to my newest podcast series “Educating the Valley.” Join me for conversations with school superintendents from the surrounding six counties, administrators […]

Allyson Gillespie from Skyline Music Academy joined Janet Michael, host of The Valley Today in the studio to talk about her upcoming conference geared towards preschool/elementary […]

The Warren County High School Band Spring Concert was held on Sunday. The concert featured solo and duet performances by students, as well as the Warren […]

I’m excited to introduce you to my newest podcast series “Educating the Valley.” Join me for conversations with school superintendents from the surrounding six counties, with […]

Warren County Public Schools is offering a Love and Logic class for parents. Join Maria Kisner, Hilda J Barbour School Counselor & Independent Facilitator as she […]

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I’m excited to introduce you to my newest podcast series “Educating the Valley.” Join me for conversations with school superintendents from the surrounding six counties, with […]